Monday, 11 January 2016

What are you reading on Monday? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journeys where you post books completed last week and plans for upcoming books. Jump over to her blog and see who else is participating.

Read

Angela Nicely Cupcake Wars by Alan MacDonald and David Roberts

Children's, Picture books

10/10E

(My favourite Angela story so far! Very funny)

Dolls Vol 1 by Yumiko Kawahara

Manga, Young Adult

10/10E

(A bit spooky but fascinating short tales about living dolls!)

Tea and Chemo by Jackie Buxton

Non-Fiction, Memoir

9/10E

(A frank and amusing account of living with cancer and the treatments involved...)

Hamish and the Neverpeople by Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler

Children's, 9 years +

8/10E

(A funny save the world [and alternate world] read!)

Sammy the Shy Kitten by Holly Webb and Sophy Williams

Children's, 5 years +

10E/10E

(A super cute tale about taming half wild kittens!)

Waiting for Callback by Perdita and Honor Cargill

Young Adult

10/10E

(I delayed watching anime to finish this strangely gripping read!)

Faceless by Alyssa Sheinmei, Young Adult, 10E/10E (A heavy, emotional read about a girl who loses her face and rediscovers her identity)

Listened

Every Woman For Herself by Trisha Ashley

Contemporary Fiction

FINISHED - 10/10E

(Starting again after divorce and living back with her family in her 30s makes Charlie's life more than a little interesting...)

Ballet Stars #1 Perfect Pirouette by Jane Lawes

Children's, 9 years +

10E/10E

(Awesome ballet boarding school series with real hardship and moral dilemmas as well as true friendship!)

Princess Diaries #3 by Meg Cabot

Young Adult

NOT FINISHED - 10E/10E

(Mia forever provides humour when I need it in her life as a princess...)

(An amusing story of 4 novellas about Cat as she sets up a dog walking business...)

Watched

Elemental Gelade

Adventure Anime, Japanese version

REWATCH - 10E/10E

(I love Ren! Her outfits are gorgeous, and every episode makes me happy [even when she's in trouble]...)

Winx Magical Adventure

Film, French version

REWATCH - 10E/10E

(I skipped the parts I didn't like in this slightly alternate winx world film...)

Winx: Season 4

Magical Girl Anime, French version

REWATCH - 10E/10E

(I was crying when Naboo died, as it's horrid but lovely at the same time...)

Aikatsu

Music Idol Anime, Japanese version

REWATCH - 10E/10E

(I'm skipping across all the seasons at the moment, seeing the latest in season 4, rewatching season 1, and having the most fun in season 3 with Sumire and Akari finding their own paths [singer & weathercaster])

Twilight

Paranormal movie, English version

REWATCH - 10E/10E

(Perfect when I wasn't feel great but wanted something light hearted which I knew well: Twilight fulfils all of those!)

Pripara

Music Idol Anime, Japanese version

10E/10E

(I'm adoring the new series – Falulu is back! I accidentally read about the plot online was shocked by what happens in later episodes that aren't out yet – it's great!)

Kobato

Magical Girl Anime, Japanese version

10E/10E

(Kobato is super cute, and starts getting rewards for helping others without realising she is doing so...)

Is the Order A Rabbit?

Slice of Life Anime, Japanese version

10E/10E

(Was so sad when this cute anime ended, but apparently there's a second season so will be keeping an eye out for that!)

Pretty Rhythm Dear My Future

Music Idol Anime, Japanese version

REWATCH - 10E/10E

(It makes a huge difference watching in subtitles: the first time I watched this show some of the later episodes were raw [no subs], and I didn't like how Aira acted about Sho but now I know the truth I understand her actions and felt sorry for her, rather than being annoyed.)

Non Non Biyori

Slice of Life Anime, Japanese version

10E/10E

(A cute country themed anime where a girl starts her new school which only has 5 students in total!)

Crafts and more!

It's been a busy few weeks (been ill, done stuff, been ill) and since one project I'm working on is a secret all I can really show you is progress on the alphabet animals sampler I'm working on – I've nearly finished the alphabet part!

Oh I did play on Winx Butterflix Adventure – had to borrow a family's ipad despite me loathing all things Apple, because the game included trading cards and sounded super fun. I'm glad it was only £2, as yes it was fun solving puzzles but I prefer Winx Magical School game which has more interaction with familiar characters, has repetition which somehow is never boring, and may not have cards to collect but is something I keep returning to. The Butterflix game lets you play with actual Winx characters (start off with Bloom), but its not something I'll play often, if again.

Hi, I'm Nayu!

About me

About me I'm a UK book reviewer who founded NRC in 2009. As well as books I'm addicted to anime, love gaming, and spend time coaxing novels out of my Muse. I'm at the early stage of the path to publication, and will release all news when I have it! ^o^ Sometimes there will be days without posts because I have to deal with chronic illness and chronic pain gremlins. Please be patient in the down times.

Thanks to my passion for languages I like to rest up watching anime in English, French, and Japanese. I also adore gaming and cross stitch. My crochet hobby has evolved in to my Etsy store and blog Nayu's Crochet Dreams, where I sell handmade blankets, dishcloths and other crochet goods.

My cat Belle loves curling on my lap when I read, although she gets a bit crabby when I crochet because she doesn't like the yarn draping over her. Needless to say she doesn't get a say in the matter!

I hope you enjoy Nayu's Reading Corner, which has lots to offer whatever you're interested in.